THEME: Neighborhoods and Communities English Language Art Treasures Unit 1 Week 3: Coasting to...

THEME: THEME: Neighborhoods Neighborhoods

and Communitiesand CommunitiesEnglish Language ArtEnglish Language Art

Treasures Unit 1 Week 3: Coasting to Treasures Unit 1 Week 3: Coasting to CaliforniaCalifornia

Created by Mrs. Ha Corsentino, YES AcademyDay 1

Writing Genre: Expository Writing Genre: Expository DescriptionDescription

An An expository description expository description is is a a nonfictionnonfiction (true) article (true) article that gives information about that gives information about a real person, place, or a real person, place, or thing.thing.

The The writerwriter’’s purpose s purpose is to is to describedescribe the subject to give the subject to give the reader information.the reader information.


Writing

W3.2.2 Write descriptions that use concrete sensory details to present and support unified impressions of people, places, things, or experiences.

Writing Genre: Expository Writing Genre: Expository DescriptionDescription

For Week 3, we will For Week 3, we will concentrate on an concentrate on an expository descriptionexpository description..

We will We will reviserevise and edit a and edit a piece of writing from our piece of writing from our WriterWriter’’s Notebook to make s Notebook to make it better and it better and focusedfocused..


Writing

W3.2.2 Write descriptions that use concrete sensory details to present and support unified impressions of people, places, things, or experiences.

Daily Language Daily Language ActivitiesActivities

1.1. Today is my birthdayToday is my birthday

2.2. When is your Birthday!When is your Birthday!

3.3. I hope itI hope it’’s not in s not in january.january.


Writing

LC1.1 Complete Sentences.

Grammar:Grammar:Irregular Plural NounsIrregular Plural Nouns


Writing

LC3.1.2 Subject and verb agreement.

Some nouns have special plural forms.Some nouns have special plural forms.

They do not add –s or –es to form a plural.They do not add –s or –es to form a plural.

Their spelling may or may not change!Their spelling may or may not change!

Grammar:Grammar:Irregular Plural NounsIrregular Plural Nouns


Writing

LC3.1.2 Subject and verb agreement.

Regular Singular Nouns Irregular Plural Nouns

ManWomanChildMouse

Focus Question:Focus Question:Focus Question:Focus Question:How would you describe your How would you describe your neighborhood or community? neighborhood or community? How has it changed over time?How has it changed over time?


Oral Language

Build Background Build Background Page 210Page 210


Chinatown is one of San FranciscoChinatown is one of San Francisco’’s s many diverse communities.many diverse communities.

It is a lively neighborhood of It is a lively neighborhood of Chinese stores, restaurants, and Chinese stores, restaurants, and residences.residences.

San FranciscoSan Francisco’’s Chinatown in s Chinatown in California is one of the largest in California is one of the largest in the nation.the nation.

It attracts many tourists each year.It attracts many tourists each year.


Oral Language

RC2.0 Reading Comprehension.




Oral Language


VocabularyVocabularyVocabularyVocabulary

DiverseDiverse

TrolleyTrolley

belongbelong


Oral Language


Build Background: Build Background: Talk About It, pg Talk About It, pg

210210

Build Background: Build Background: Talk About It, pg Talk About It, pg

210210Look at page 210.Look at page 210.

Describe the photo to your Describe the photo to your partner. Ask your partner these partner. Ask your partner these questions:questions:

Is this a picture of a trolley? Is this a picture of a trolley? What do trolleys do?What do trolleys do?

What are the people in the What are the people in the trolley doing? Where do you trolley doing? Where do you think they are going?think they are going?


Oral Language


Think-Pair-Share

Big IdeaBig IdeaBig IdeaBig Idea

California has many diverse California has many diverse communities, each with special things communities, each with special things to offer the state.to offer the state.

What have you learned about how What have you learned about how communities start and grow?communities start and grow?

What happens as communities grow? What happens as communities grow? How do they change over time?How do they change over time?


Oral Language


Let’s write the Big Idea in our Unit Theme Foldables. Add details as you continue reading this week.

Read Aloud: Read Aloud: ““If I If I Built a VillageBuilt a Village””


GenreGenre: : PoemPoem

PoemsPoems often express often express thoughts and emotions.thoughts and emotions.

PoetsPoets use use imageryimagery, or , or specific words that help specific words that help readers picture the readers picture the thoughts and emotions thoughts and emotions being described.being described.


Oral Language

R3.3.1 Distinguish common forms of literature, poetry, drama, fiction, nonfiction.



Many Many poemspoems are organized in are organized in stanzasstanzas made up of separate made up of separate lines of text.lines of text.

Some Some poemspoems rhyme. rhyme. Rhyming Rhyming words words end with the same sounds.end with the same sounds.

Some Some poemspoems have a have a rhythm, a rhythm, a beat, or a patternbeat, or a pattern of stressed and of stressed and unstressed syllables.unstressed syllables.


Oral Language


VocabularyVocabularyVocabularyVocabulary

TroutTrout

DriftingDrifting

fiddleheafiddleheadsds


Word Study

R1.4 Vocabulary – Use antonyms, synonyms to determine meanings.

Listen for a Listen for a Purpose: Purpose: ““If I Built a If I Built a

VillageVillage””

Listen for a Listen for a Purpose: Purpose: ““If I Built a If I Built a

VillageVillage””Listen carefully as I read Listen carefully as I read ““If I If I Built a VillageBuilt a Village””, pages 16-19., pages 16-19.

How does the author describe How does the author describe each animals?each animals?

How does the author describe How does the author describe three different kinds of places?three different kinds of places?

““I was able to picture in my I was able to picture in my mind…mind…””


Oral Language


Reread for Fluency: Reread for Fluency: Pronunciation and Pronunciation and

phrasingphrasing

Reread for Fluency: Reread for Fluency: Pronunciation and Pronunciation and

phrasingphrasingPronouncePronounce the words clearly so the words clearly so listeners will understand and listeners will understand and enjoy what you are reading.enjoy what you are reading.

PausePause at the commas. at the commas.

StopStop at the period. at the period.

I will listen for your I will listen for your pronunciationpronunciation and phrasing this and phrasing this week.week.


Oral Language

R3.1.3 Read aloud narrative and expository text fluently and accurately.

Lesson VocabularyLesson VocabularyLesson VocabularyLesson Vocabulary

CultureCulture

CommunitiCommunitieses

ImmigrantsImmigrants

EstablishedEstablished

traditionaltraditional


Word Study



Why do you think Why do you think immigrantsimmigrants come to come to America?America?

How would you describe your school How would you describe your school communitycommunity??

What is something that you think is What is something that you think is important in American important in American cultureculture? Why?? Why?

Which do you think was Which do you think was established established first, first, this school or this neighborhood? Why?this school or this neighborhood? Why?

What is a What is a traditionaltraditional birthday dessert in birthday dessert in your house? your house?


Word Study



LetLet’’s do Practice Book, s do Practice Book, page 95.page 95.

We will do a little bit We will do a little bit and finish the rest and finish the rest during IWT.during IWT.


Word Study


Strategy: Strategy: Context Clues and AntonymsContext Clues and Antonyms

Strategy: Strategy: Context Clues and AntonymsContext Clues and Antonyms

AntonymsAntonyms are words that are words that have opposite meanings.have opposite meanings.

You can use You can use antonymsantonyms near near unfamiliar words to help you unfamiliar words to help you figure out the meaning of figure out the meaning of the unfamiliar word.the unfamiliar word.

A A thesaurusthesaurus is a big book full is a big book full of of synonymssynonyms and and antonymsantonyms!!


Word Study

R3.1.6 Use sentence and word context to find the meaning of unknown words.

Let’s use page 212 to figure out the meaning of scarcity.

Spelling PretestSpelling PretestSpelling PretestSpelling Pretest

CConversation – No. Please spell quietly.onversation – No. Please spell quietly.

HHelp – Raise your hand if you donelp – Raise your hand if you don’’t t understand the word or did not hear it.understand the word or did not hear it.

AActivity – Spell the words correctly on ctivity – Spell the words correctly on your list.your list.

MMovement – Stay in your seat.ovement – Stay in your seat.

PParticipation – I know you are on-task if I articipation – I know you are on-task if I see you writing quietly. When you are see you writing quietly. When you are done, thumbs up to show that you are done, thumbs up to show that you are ready for the next word.ready for the next word.


Word Study

LC 3.1.8 Spell correctly one-syllable words.

Spelling Pretest Spelling Pretest Self-CorrectSelf-Correct

Spelling Pretest Spelling Pretest Self-CorrectSelf-Correct

1.1. ThreadThread

2.2. ScrubsScrubs

3.3. SpreeSpree

4.4. ScreamsScreams

5.5. StreetStreet

6.6. ScratchScratch

7.7. spreadspread

8.8. ThroneThrone

9.9. ThreeThree

10.10.ScreensScreens

11.11.SpraySpray

12.12.ThrowThrow

13.13.StrongStrong

14.14.scrapedscraped


Word Study


15.15.StrengthStrength

16.16.RW-signRW-sign

17.17.RW-wroteRW-wrote

18.18.RW-knightRW-knight

19.19.CW-CW-streamerstreamer

20.20.CW-scribbleCW-scribble

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Spelling Practice Spelling Practice StrategyStrategy

Spelling Practice Spelling Practice StrategyStrategy

LOOK at the word.LOOK at the word.

SAY the word aloud.SAY the word aloud.

STUDY the letters in the word.STUDY the letters in the word.

WRITE the word.WRITE the word.

CHECK the word. Did you spell CHECK the word. Did you spell the word right? If not, go back the word right? If not, go back to step 1.to step 1.


Word Study


Purpose for ReadingPurpose for Readingpg 212-213pg 212-213

Purpose for ReadingPurpose for Readingpg 212-213pg 212-213

What are some new things we What are some new things we can can learnlearn from these from these selections?selections?

Look for clues, such as Look for clues, such as antonymsantonyms, to help you find the , to help you find the meanings of unfamiliar words.meanings of unfamiliar words.

You will read these words You will read these words again in again in Coasting to CaliforniaCoasting to California..


Reading


Reread for Reread for ComprehensionComprehension

Reread for Reread for ComprehensionComprehension

Strategy: Monitor Strategy: Monitor comprehensioncomprehension

Skills: Main Idea and Skills: Main Idea and DetailsDetails


Reading

R3.2.5 Distinguish the main idea and supporting details in expository text.

Strategy: Strategy: Monitor Monitor

ComprehensionComprehension

Strategy: Strategy: Monitor Monitor

ComprehensionComprehensionMonitor comprehensionMonitor comprehension means that means that stop and check to make sure you stop and check to make sure you understand what you just read.understand what you just read.

Why is it important? Why is it important? Monitor Monitor comprehension helps you comprehension helps you understand what you read and understand what you read and clarify up confusing parts of the clarify up confusing parts of the text.text.


Reading

R3.2.5 Distinguish main idea and supporting details in expository text.

Skill: Main Idea and Skill: Main Idea and DetailsDetails


The The main idea main idea is the most is the most important point an author makes important point an author makes about a topic. The about a topic. The main idea main idea is is stated in the topic sentence. stated in the topic sentence. Details Details give more information give more information about the main idea.about the main idea.

Why is it important? Why is it important? Identifying Identifying the the main idea main idea and and detailsdetails helps you helps you remember important details.remember important details.


Reading




LetLet’’s do Practice Book, s do Practice Book, page 96.page 96.


Reading


Focus Question:Focus Question:Focus Question:Focus Question:How would you describe your How would you describe your neighborhood or community? neighborhood or community? How has it changed over time?How has it changed over time?


Oral Language

Think-Pair-Share

Rotation/Rotation/Independent Independent

Workshop Time Workshop Time (IWT)(IWT)Students will work Students will work

independently.independently.By yourselfBy yourselfWith a partnerWith a partnerIn a groupIn a groupOr with the teacher.Or with the teacher.


IWT

RC1.0 Reading Comprehension


Workshop Time Workshop Time (IWT)(IWT)Green Go TimeGreen Go Time

DO NOT DISTURB THE DO NOT DISTURB THE TEACHER.TEACHER.

When you are done, When you are done, read a book from inside read a book from inside your desk.your desk.


IWT



Workshop Time Workshop Time (IWT)(IWT)MUST DOMUST DO

Vocabulary, Vocabulary, Practice Book, Practice Book, page 95page 95Main Ideas and DetailsMain Ideas and Details, , Practice Book pg 96Practice Book pg 96SpellingSpelling, Practice Book pg 102, Practice Book pg 102Word SquaresWord Squares, Finish the rest , Finish the rest of your word squares from of your word squares from last week.last week.


IWT


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